The murder of Uatu the Watcher threatens to reveal long-buried secrets and sends Earth's heroes on a mission to discover the culprit in Jason Aaron and Mike Deodato's Original Sin #1 from Marvel Comics, the best-selling comic book for May.

In total, Marvel Comics had four titles in the top ten, including Amazing Spider-Man #2 at #2, Amazing Spider-Man #1.1 at #3, and Original Sin #2 at #6.

DC Entertainment had five titles in the top ten, led by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman #31 at #4. Also in the top ten were Geoff Johns and David Finch's Forever Evil #7 at #5, Justice League #30 at #7, The New 52: Futures End #1 at #9, and Batman Eternal #5 at #10.

Image Comics rounded out the top ten with Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's The Walking Dead #127 at #8.

TOP 100 COMIC BOOKSBased on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2014

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DOLLARRANK

INDEX

ITEM CODE

DESCRIPTION

PRICE

VENDOR

1

1

136.79

MAR140615-M

ORIGINAL SIN #1

$4.99

MAR

2

2

115.30

MAR140641-M

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2

$3.99

MAR

3

3

108.42

MAR140638-M

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.1

$3.99

MAR

4

5

100.00

MAR140212-M

BATMAN #31 (ZERO YEAR)

$3.99

DC

5

4

89.39

JAN140237-M

FOREVER EVIL #7

$4.99

DC

6

6

86.18

MAR140627-M

ORIGINAL SIN #2

$3.99

MAR

7

8

72.05

FEB140149-M

JUSTICE LEAGUE #30

$3.99

DC

8

18

66.37

MAR140520

WALKING DEAD #127 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

9

13

65.85

MAR140164-M

NEW 52 FUTURES END #1 [*]

$2.99

DC

10

15

62.14

MAR140208

BATMAN ETERNAL #5 [*]

$2.99

DC

11

20

60.03

MAR140209

BATMAN ETERNAL #6 [*]

$2.99

DC

12

10

59.73

MAR140172-M

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED #1

$3.99

DC

13

7

59.00

MAR140169-M

SUPERMAN DOOMED #1 (N52)

$4.99

DC

14

31

58.11

MAR140224-M

HARLEY QUINN #6

$2.99

DC

15

24

57.95

MAR140211

BATMAN ETERNAL #8 [*]

$2.99

DC

16

11

57.93

MAR140734-M

ALL NEW X-MEN #27

$3.99

MAR

17

25

57.72

MAR140210

BATMAN ETERNAL #7 [*]

$2.99

DC

18

9

54.57

MAR140631-M

AVENGERS #29

$4.99

MAR

19

30

53.16

MAR140166

NEW 52 FUTURES END #2 [*]

$2.99

DC

20

14

53.12

MAR140633-M

AVENGERS #30

$3.99

MAR

21

42

51.56

MAR140517

SAGA #19 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

22

17

51.02

FEB140195-M

BATMAN SUPERMAN #10

$3.99

DC

23

19

50.93

MAR140737-M

UNCANNY X-MEN #21

$3.99

MAR

24

16

50.71

MAR140215-M

DETECTIVE COMICS #31

$3.99

DC

25

21

50.54

MAR140713

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #15

$3.99

MAR

26

36

50.02

MAR140167

NEW 52 FUTURES END #3 [*]

$2.99

DC

27

22

49.77

MAR140205-M

BATMAN SUPERMAN #11

$3.99

DC

28

37

49.47

MAR140168

NEW 52 FUTURES END #4 [*]

$2.99

DC

29

23

48.75

MAR140636-M

DEADPOOL #29

$3.99

MAR

30

27

48.27

MAR140688-M

UNCANNY AVENGERS #20

$3.99

MAR

31

28

47.77

FEB140152-M

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #14

$3.99

DC

32

29

44.47

MAR140196-M

SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN #8

$3.99

DC

33

12

44.28

MAR140692-M

THANOS ANNUAL #1

$4.99

MAR

34

32

44.16

MAR140645-M

CYCLOPS #1

$3.99

MAR

35

33

43.43

MAR140745

DEADPOOL VS CARNAGE #3

$3.99

MAR

36

35

42.66

MAR140697-M

MILES MORALES ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1

$3.99

MAR

37

34

42.66

MAR140746-M

DEADPOOL #28

$3.99

MAR

38

38

40.86

FEB140159-M

NIGHTWING #30 (NOTE PRICE)

$3.99

DC

39

59

40.72

MAR140231-M

GREEN LANTERN #31 (UPRISING)

$2.99

DC

40

39

40.62

MAR140691-M

NEW AVENGERS #18

$3.99

MAR

41

41

39.63

MAR140650-M

MOON KNIGHT #3

$3.99

MAR

42

50

39.63

MAR140059-M

SERENITY LEAVES ON THE WIND #5

$3.50

DAR

43

40

39.55

MAR140730

AMAZING X-MEN #7

$3.99

MAR

44

62

39.21

MAR140218-M

BATMAN AND FRANKENSTEIN #31

$2.99

DC

45

46

38.89

MAR140643-M

INHUMAN #2

$3.99

MAR

46

26

38.39

MAR140744

DEADPOOL ANNUAL #2

$4.99

MAR

47

44

38.22

MAR140199-M

ACTION COMICS #31

$3.99

DC

48

63

37.71

MAR140201-M

SUPERMAN #31

$2.99

DC

49

48

36.74

MAR140729

X-MEN #14

$3.99

MAR

50

49

36.57

MAR140652-M

DAREDEVIL #3

$3.99

MAR

51

47

35.96

MAR140019

STAR WARS #8 LUCAS DRAFT

$3.99

DAR

52

51

35.01

MAR140656-M

HULK #3

$3.99

MAR

53

52

34.37

MAR140708

THOR GOD OF THUNDER #22

$3.99

MAR

54

75

33.15

MAR140468-M

MPH #1

$2.99

IMA

55

53

33.09

MAR140742

WOLVERINE #6

$3.99

MAR

56

54

33.03

MAR140664-M

MAGNETO #3

$3.99

MAR

57

55

32.89

MAR140667-M

NIGHTCRAWLER #2

$3.99

MAR

58

56

32.59

MAR140743

WOLVERINE #7

$3.99

MAR

59

83

32.41

MAR140711

MS MARVEL #4

$2.99

MAR

60

78

32.22

MAR140230

SINESTRO #2

$2.99

DC

61

80

32.12

MAR140191-M

EARTH 2 #23

$2.99

DC

62

82

31.85

MAR140184-M

FLASH #31

$2.99

DC

63

57

31.30

MAR140648-M

IRON FIST LIVING WEAPON #2

$3.99

MAR

64

58

31.18

MAR140741

WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #4

$3.99

MAR

65

45

31.01

MAR140724-M

FANTASTIC FOUR #5

$4.99

MAR

66

60

30.94

MAR140723

FANTASTIC FOUR #4

$3.99

MAR

67

61

30.76

MAR140666

MAGNETO #4

$3.99

MAR

68

43

30.67

MAR140183

SECRET ORIGINS #2

$4.99

DC

69

90

29.84

MAR140181-M

AQUAMAN #31

$2.99

DC

70

76

29.70

MAR140475

TREES #1 (MR) [*]

$2.99

IMA

71

94

29.35

MAR140222-M

BATGIRL #31

$2.99

DC

72

95

28.52

MAR140194-M

WONDER WOMAN #31

$2.99

DC

73

64

28.22

MAR140706

CAPTAIN AMERICA #20

$3.99

MAR

74

67

27.50

MAR140718-M

IRON MAN #25

$3.99

MAR

75

69

26.95

MAR140687

AVENGERS WORLD #6

$3.99

MAR

76

71

26.71

MAR140634-M

MIGHTY AVENGERS #10

$3.99

MAR

77

70

26.66

MAR140720

IRON MAN #26

$3.99

MAR

78

105

26.46

MAR140234-M

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #31 (UPRISING)

$2.99

DC

79

103

26.27

MAR140026

STAR WARS #17 2013 ONGOING

$2.99

DAR

80

73

25.82

MAR140660-M

ALL NEW GHOST RIDER #3

$3.99

MAR

81

74

25.55

MAR140722

PUNISHER #5

$3.99

MAR

82

98

25.18

JAN140865-M

AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #5

$2.99

ARC

83

93

25.17

FEB140598

EAST OF WEST #12

$3.50

IMA

84

109

24.83

FEB140296

WAKE #8 (MR)

$2.99

DC

85

77

24.76

MAR140658-M

ELEKTRA #2

$3.99

MAR

86

79

24.39

MAR140733

X-FORCE #5

$3.99

MAR

87

112

24.37

MAR140180

AQUAMAN AND THE OTHERS #2

$2.99

DC

88

81

24.31

MAR140716

BLACK WIDOW #6

$3.99

MAR

89

84

24.24

MAR140709-M

CAPTAIN MARVEL #3

$3.99

MAR

90

114

24.20

MAR140707

LOKI AGENT OF ASGARD #4

$2.99

MAR

91

88

24.01

MAR140601

SOUTHERN BASTARDS #2 (MR) [*]

$3.50

IMA

92

113

23.94

MAR140187

JUSTICE LEAGUE 3000 #6

$2.99

DC

93

117

23.76

MAR140728

SHE-HULK #4

$2.99

MAR

94

85

23.57

MAR140178-M

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #31

$3.99

DC

95

89

23.14

MAR140731

ALL NEW X-FACTOR #7

$3.99

MAR

96

119

22.61

MAR140237

RED LANTERNS #31

$2.99

DC

97

91

22.59

MAR140732

ALL NEW X-FACTOR #8

$3.99

MAR

98

92

22.48

MAR140702-M

ALL NEW ULTIMATES #2

$3.99

MAR

99

65

22.32

MAR140696

GIANT SIZE SPIDER-MAN #1

$4.99

MAR

100

123

22.22

MAR140236

GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #31

$2.99

DC

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